Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put someone out of their misery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: put -some-one out of their mis-ery
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And with some United supporters actually pleading with referee Clattenburg to put them out of their misery, one more moment of brilliance from the magical Silva found Dzeko surging into the area to finish left-footed for his second."
"It had been a mighty struggle, but they'd managed to put out her fires. The next time she tried to put Zevala out of its misery, it was going to damn well work. There was going to be nobody left to stop her."
"Well, I'll put you out of your misery: the amount we won on the lottery was only ten dollars."

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts someone out of their misery (present, singular) putting someone out of their misery (participle, present)

Phrases

coup de grâce mercy killing shoot me

Frequently Paired Words

coup de grâce mercy killing shoot me

Synonyms

euthanise euthanize

Questions

What does put someone out of their misery mean?: To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.

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